Child Exploitation Practitioner (23859)

Barnardo's; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnardo's is recruiting a fixed-term, full-time CSE practitioner (Project Worker 2) for the SOLAH Metropolitan Police service. The pilot serves north‑east London from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027, with potential extension. The post involves direct engagement with children and families to address internet safety and safeguarding concerns.

Travel across the area is required; evidence of meeting criteria must be provided in the application. Location: Locality working and office base.

Qualifications

• Experience of direct work with children, young people and families.
• Relevant qualifications and experience in work around online safety/ relationships/child sexual abuse/exploitation.
• Experience of applying safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures and promoting the welfare of children.
• Able to travel across the area to meet with children, young people and their families.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a personalised intervention surrounding internet safety, preventing exploitation, and healthy relationships.

Skills

Direct work with children

Safeguarding knowledge

Reporting to a wide audience

Travel across area

Understanding online safety/ relations

Education

Qualifications in online safety/ relationships/ child sexual abuse/ exploitation

Job description

We are recruiting for a fixed term, full-time CSE practitioner (Project Worker 2) role within our SOLAH (Safer Online at Home) Metropolitan Police service.

This is a Pilot service in the north‑east London area, which will run from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027, with potential for expansion and extension to 31 March 2028.

This is a fixed term position until 31 March 2027.

Project SOLAH is a short‑term intervention for children and young people under the age of 18, who have sent or received indecent images of themselves or other children. Our practitioners meet with children, young people and their families to deliver a personalised intervention surrounding internet safety, preventing exploitation, and healthy relationships.

Essential Requirements:

• Experience of direct work with children, young people and families.
• Relevant qualifications and experience in work around online safety/ relationships/child sexual abuse/exploitation.
• Experience of applying safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures and promoting the welfare of children.
• Ability to measure effectiveness of interventions and report on this to a wide audience.
• Secure knowledge of factors impacting on and issues facing vulnerable children and young people and families (e. g. disadvantage, poverty, disability).
• Able to travel across the area to meet with children, young people and their families.

Please ensure you provide evidence that you meet the above criteria when completing your application form.

Location: Locality working and office base